"Excuse ."
"...!!"
The woman flinched, her shoulders jerking as she turned toward , eyes wide with surprise.
Got you.
The mont I saw her face, I knew I was right. She was the sa woman who had bumped into earlier this morning—and the sa one I’d just seen hiding suspiciously in the bushes.
For a second, tension drained out of my body, and I let out a small sigh of relief.
Thank goodness.
She wasn’t a ghost after all.
Still, even though I confird she was human, an uneasy feeling crawled up the back of my neck. Sothing about her expression felt... off. Pale face. Trembling hands. Eyes darting around like a cornered animal.
"Hey, are you—"
"Mmph...!"
"...?"
She suddenly covered her mouth with one hand, panic flooding her features. Her body trembled as if she was trying desperately to suppress sothing.
"What’s wrong?" I asked carefully, taking a step closer.
But she didn’t answer. She just kept shaking her head violently, eyes wide, muffled sounds escaping her throat.
And then—
"BLEEEEGH!!"
"Ahhh!"
She lurched forward, pulling her hand away as a torrent of blood spilled from her mouth, splattering onto the ground. The sharp, tallic sll hit my nose instantly.
"Hey—! Are you okay?!" I shouted, instinctively rushing to her side.
Her knees hit the dirt, her face contorted in agony. She gripped my sleeve weakly and forced out a hoarse whisper.
"Run... away!"
"...What? What did you say?"
"I said run away!!" she scread, voice cracking.
Before I could even process her words—
Beep.
"...?"
That sound—chanical. Cold. Out of place.
I glanced around, searching for the source.
And then—
"Damn it...!" the woman hissed.
Before I could react, sothing slamd into from the side.
The world spun violently as I was thrown backward, slamming into the ground with a bone-rattling thud.
And then—
BOOM!!!
A deafening explosion erupted, followed by a surge of mana that roared through the air like a raging storm. The shockwave hit before I could even react.
"Ugh...!!" I groaned, the impact knocking the breath out of my lungs.
Sothing—soone—had shielded from the brunt of the blast. The force still hurled across the room, crashing against a wall, but at least I was still in one piece.
My ears rang. My vision blurred. For a mont, everything was just a haze of dust, heat, and the tallic taste of mana burning in the air.
"What the hell...?" I muttered, forcing my body to move. My head throbbed as I blinked the dizziness away, trying to make sense of what had just happened.
And then I saw her.
A woman—lying sprawled across .
"!!!"
For a split second, my mind went blank. Then the realization hit.
Did she... shield ?
That must be it. That’s why I wasn’t torn apart by the explosion.
"Hey! Are you okay?!" I shouted, shaking her shoulder gently.
No response.
Her body was limp, her breathing faint. She was completely unconscious.
"Damn it..." I hissed under my breath. Panic kicked in as I quickly checked her pulse—it was weak, but there.
Her clothes were scorched and half-burned, and a deep cut ran across her temple, blood matting her hair. Even soone with zero dical training could tell she was in serious condition.
"I need to get you to the infirmary—now."
I carefully lifted her onto my back, wincing as pain shot up my arms. She was light, but my body still ached from the blast. I steadied myself and started toward the door—
Thud.
A low, heavy sound ca from behind .
I froze.
My stomach twisted as a terrible thought crept in.
Wait a second—wasn’t the next episode supposed to be about monsters attacking the academy?
...No way.
Thud!
Another impact echoed through the air, shaking the ground beneath my feet.
I turned around, my eyes trembling.
And then I saw it.
The academy’s protective barrier—once shimring faintly in the air—shattered like fragile glass.
A mont later, a massive hand broke through the outer wall, claws scraping stone and steel.
Then ca the rest of it.
A towering face, green-skinned and twisted with rage, forced its way through the opening.
"WOOOOOAHHH!!"
The roar shook the entire courtyard.
"...An ogre?" I muttered, disbelief freezing in place.
It wasn’t just any monster. It was a high-rank creature—sothing that shouldn’t even appear within miles of the academy.
"Why is it here...?!"
But before I could make sense of it, the situation worsened.
Behind the rampaging ogre, shadows poured through the breach—scores of monsters with sharp fangs and hungry eyes. Wolves, goblins, trolls... a whole horde.
"Damn it!!"
I spun around and bolted, clutching the unconscious woman on my back.
"WOOOOOAHHH!!"
The ogre’s thunderous roar chased down the corridor, shaking my bones.
If I got caught—if I slowed down even for a second—I’d die.
No question about it.
The ground quaked with every step I took, and just as I rounded a corner—
WEEEEE! WEEEEE!
The ergency sirens blared throughout the academy at last.
But by the ti they went off, most of the students were still frozen in confusion.
"What’s going on?"
"Is that... an alarm?"
"Did a fire break out?"
Their cluelessness made want to scream.
I sucked in a shaky breath and shouted with everything I had.
"Run!"
A few students turned toward , startled.
"What? Who’s that?"
"Why is he yelling—?"
"Just run, you idiots!" I barked, pushing past them.
Finally, a few sharp ones caught sight of the blood on my uniform, the fear in my eyes, and the massive silhouette in the distance. They didn’t ask questions—they just started running.
And a mont later, everyone understood why.
"WOOOOOAHHH!!!"
The monsters flooded through the shattered wall like a living tide, their roars echoing through the halls.
"KYAAAA!!"
"Why is there an ogre here?!"
"Save !!!"
Screams filled the air as panic erupted. Desks crashed, spells misfired, and students scattered in every direction.
The once peaceful academy descended into utter chaos—
—and I could only grit my teeth, running as fast as I could, knowing that this was no re coincidence.
The "monster attack episode"... had just beco reality.
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